From: "Brad Rutledge" <brad@linuxnetworx.com>
To: "lwn@lwn.net" <lwn@lwn.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:39:24 -0700
Subject: Linux NetworX Establishes Presence in Silicon Valley, Opens San Jose Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANDY, UTAH, June 27, 2000 - Linux NetworX Inc., a leading provider of large-scale 
clustered computer solutions for Internet, industry and research fields, opened 
an office in San Jose, Calif. and named Guillermo Buitrago director of worldwide 
sales. The San Jose office strategically positions Linux NetworX in the heart 
of Silicon Valley.

Operating out of the San Jose office, Buitrago will lead the Linux NetworX sales 
team into promising new international markets. He brings with him more than 14 
years experience in the areas of high performance computing and high-speed networking 
technologies.

"Establishing a presence in Silicon Valley is a key for Linux NetworX to expand 
future business and customer partnerships," said Clark Roundy, vice president 
of Linux NetworX. "We are very excited about Guillermo's ability to direct a 
sales team and to generate significant revenue growth figures through markets 
worldwide."

Buitrago is the latest addition to the Linux NetworX upper management. The company 
will continue to hire top talent, like Buitrago, to boost the company's knowledge 
and expertise as it gathers investment funding and forms strategic business partnerships.

About Guillermo Buitrago
With extensive experience in high performance computing and high-speed networking 
technologies, Buitrago will lead the Linux NetworX sales team and drive strategic 
industry development efforts. Prior to joining Linux NetworX, Buitrago served 
as senior business development manager for GigaNet, Inc., a maker of high-speed 
networking devices, where he developed various new vertical markets and reported 
impressive revenue growth figures. Buitrago also worked for a combined eight 
years with both Hitachi, Ltd. and Fujitsu, Ltd. concentrating on international 
sales development for supercomputer and enterprise networking products. He earned 
a master's degree in economics from New Mexico State University and a bachelor's 
of science in computer science and mathematics from Saint Edward's University.

About Linux NetworX
A wholly owned subsidiary of Alta Technology Corporation, Linux NetworX (www.linuxnetworx.com) 
uses the Linux operating system to create a reliable and cost-effective alternative 
to the supercomputer and server platforms for organizations demanding high performance 
and low failure rates. With the use of cluster computer technology, a method 
of linking multiple computers through high-speed networks to form a single and 
more powerful system, Linux NetworX provides solutions for companies with high-computing 
needs, including Internet servers, research, industry, government and other technological 
fields. Linux NetworX offers products with extremely high availability, or uptime, 
that can easily grow with customer needs.

About the Linux Operating System
Linux is a computer operating system that is distributed freely on the Internet. 
As an open source project, Linux allows developers to share information, code 
and suggestions to continuously maintain and improve the system. Linux NetworX 
selected the operating system for its stability, reliability and rapid development.

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owners.


CONTACT:	
Brad Rutledge					
Linux NetworX					
801-562-1010 ext. 2218				
brutledge@linuxnetworx.com			

Amee Walker Rock
PPCH Public Relations
801-487-4800 ext. 143
arock@ppch.com